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[HEBREW GRAMMAR]. ROBERTSON, William. [In Hebrew: Sha’ar Ha...

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[HEBREW GRAMMAR]. ROBERTSON, William. [In Hebrew: Sha?ar Ha Rivson o Petach Hechivson el L?Shon Hakodesh]. The First Gate, or the the Outward Door to the Holy Tongue, Opened in English? London: Printed by Evan Tyler for Humphrey Robinson, [1654]. [Bound together with:] The Second Gate, or the Inner Door of the Holy Tongue. London: Printed for Evan Tyler for Humph. Robinson, [1654]. Small 8vo (140 x 90 mm). Nineteenth-century half brown calf over marbled boards (rebacked preserving most of the spine, spine stamped in blind, four raised bands, brown gilt morocco lettering label, later endleaves. P. 1 of the second part supplied in near contemporary hand-written ink facsimile, binding somewhat worn, text toned, some occasional soiling, ink notations, margins trimmed a bit close). Provenance: later ownership signature on final blank ?John Ryland Warwick 1750? on title-page, and his signature also on the final blank. Second edition of the first part, first edition of the second part of the first full-scale Hebrew grammar in English. Wing R1611, R1618.